maria shriver: thank you. and i am sorry for the pain in your own family and thank you for sharing that. one of the big things that i am of is because families share their stories and it takes great bravery and that is how we get these stories out into the public arena and it is how we begin to destigmatize this disease. when i was first lady lady of california, i came into contact with several day care centers where working women could bring their children and their parents, simultaneously. it was quite inspiring to see kids who were five or six, greed stories to people who are grandparents. this was an innovative approach it because you did not have to go to alterable locations to drop off a loved one. one of the great challenges i found when my dad got alzheimer's and my mom was getting strokes was finding professional the workforce who were well-trained about the differences in these brain related challenges. someone who has a stroke versus someone who has alzheimer's or parkinson's or another form of defe

shriver: i envision a cure. i envision what happened with aids, or you can get a diagnosis and continue to work and live and be a productive member of society. i believe that if the federal funding reaches the levels we have asked for or beyond that, a cure is within our reach. activists, for aids have and in the cancer field, and i see no reason why it can't happen in the alzheimer's space as well. i think this is a very complex and mysterious disease. i think every researcher that i have talked to says we have to actually approach it differently than we have been approaching it. we have to look at people earlier. we have to look at women versus men. we have to look at chromosomes, inflammation, things that perhaps we didn't look at before . that am really hopeful cure is within our grasp. and i don't mean 20 years from now, i mean five or 10 years from now. fischer: thank you. thank you madam chairman. shr i would addiver: --ms. s hriver: i would add that i will be back here again if we don't get the funding.

shriver. my name is dan. my wife and i are the proud parents of three k school graduates and i'm the dean of the law school at cass university. withbe get started, a few reminders. please be sure that your cell phones are turned off or in the silent mode. after i introduce mr. shriver our program today will follow a question and answer format to facilitate our discussion. i will be asking questions for the first 30 minutes or so, then for the next 40 minutes we'll turn the program over to you, members of the audience to ask questions. you'll be invited to come to the microphone ther center of the room. whenout your turn, please fivous and briefly, briefly, ask you question. immediately after we conclude mr. shriver will be available in the activity building to sign copies of his book. mark shriver is the author of the book toy pilgrimage my search for the real pope fran tis" president of the save the children network in washington, dc and a form maryland state legislator, this is mr. shriver res second book.

callahan and maria shriver. and the people in the audience and so many millions like you across the country. i know you may not on some days feel like you're overcoming something, you're not winning. but in so many ways you are and you've led in this part of your life a quietly triumphant life. that is much to be proud of. and we're grateful you're willing to share those stories and that inspiration with us. because in addition to the obvious and central role played by funding, your work and your stories and your family's stories will help us win this battle. god bless you and thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you all again. this concludes this hearing. >>> c-span's washington journal live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up wednesday morning, new york democratic congressman tom suozzi, vice chair of discusses the upcoming budget deadline and tax reform. then congressman tim murphy, cochair of the congressional mental health office, talks about substance abuse policies. and bradford f

both doctors, and maria shriver. i say to the people in the audience and so many millions like you across the country, i know you may not have someday feel like you're overcoming something. you are not winning, but in so many ways you are, and you have led in this part of your life quietly triumphant life. and that is much to be proud of and where grateful you are willing to share those storiesar and that inspiration with us.. because in addition to the obvious and central role played by funding, your work and you stories and your families stories will help us win this battle. god bless you and thank you. [applause] >> thank you all again. this concludes this hearing. [inaudible conversations] >> former president obama is in hometown of chicago today for his first public appearance since leaving office. former president will talk with civic engagement and committee organize and with young adults at university of chicago. live coverage at noon eastern on c-span. a couple of tweaks and president donald trump published

eastern, maria shriver and positions testify before the senate committee on aging about research on curing alzheimer's. >> i believe getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. >> next week at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >> this weekend on the presidency. discuss the relationship between alexander hamilton and george washington at the new york historical society. here is a preview. >> i want to read you a quote from hamilton. people have often taken two quotes i think out of context. one is at one point he says "washington was a great shield for me," and immediately if you are a jeffersonian, you say, see, he used washington. at one point in hamilton's relationship with washington, washington says to him, i want you to come see me immediately. hamilton says yes. marquisinto the lafayette and stops to chat for a while for this young and charming fellow. washington is curious. he says, you kept me waiting for 10 minutes and hamilton says, i only kept you waiting two minutes and they argue about it. unrelenting in his disapproval and hamilton is furious. he

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eastern, maria shriver and physicians testified before the senate committee on aging about efforts toure alzheimer's disease. ms. shriver: i believe studying women and getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. >> this weekend at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. "> "washington journal continues. at financialook friday consumer scams, we are at theby john breyault national consumers league. for folks unfamiliar with ncl, what is your organization? ncl is a national consumer advocacy organization. we have been around since 1899, which makes of the older consumer protection company in the u.s. we are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and we are based in washington, d.c. -- you are here before tax day. let's talk about the most common tax scams out there. guest: sure. some of the top tax scams are number one, what we call the impersonation scam.

friday at 8:00 eastern, maria shriver and position -- agingians testified on about research efforts tomer's disease. >> studying women and getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. >> this week at 8:00 on c-span. >> c-span takes a look back at the white house easter egg williams hosted by the last four presidents. it is to take place on capitol hill until congress, worried about damage to the capitol grounds, passed a law banning the practice. two years later, president weatherford behaves opened the grounds to children on easter. [indiscernible]

. >> friday, maria shriver testifies on aging. to curesearch alzheimer's disease. >> studying women and getting more women into clinical trials could lead to the cure for all of us. next week at 8:00 on c-span. >> we are at the rotunda at the university of virginia. we take you to the special collections library to learn more about the thomas jefferson papers. >> jefferson is the founder of uva. he worked many years to develop the system of education in virginia. uva was his last great project. he did it after he left the white house. he designed the buildings and the curriculum. chair of therst board of visitors. he was intimately involved as you will see in a lot of details about building the buildings. called an academic village. if you look at his plans for the university, at the time a lot of universities consisted of one very big building for classes were held and there were dormitory rooms. jefferson's idea was to make a village out of it, with students living here the professors and classes being given in the professors ho

journalists and women's alzheimer's movement founder maria shriver testified on the senate aging committeeis is two hours and 20 minutes. [applause]

brian: mark shriver, whose father was a presidential candidate years ago. yes sir, please. >> i'm from knoxville, tennessee. brian: anyone impress you in this room? >> i'm going to give a quick shout out to ty brown-wolf. over there in the corner. not because of his political viewpoint but just the way he has handled this whole week in general. quick background, he is from colorado, a star football player for his high school and he could potentially play college football. he has been constantly bullied this entire week by practically everyone in this room. brian: why? >> i don't know. [laughter] [applause] i think it is funny that a job like ty is being bullied by -- a jock like ty is being bullied by nerds like us. [laughter] it puts everything in perspective. brian: yes sir, please stand and tell us who you are. we've got to meet this man. >> i am ty brown wolf and i am from colorado. brian: why have they been bullying you? >> good question, i'm trying to figure it out. [laughter] >> there must be a reason. >> it goes back to your earlier question of who

eastern, maria shriver testifies before the senate committee on aging about research efforts to curelzheimer's disease. >> i believe studying women in getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. announcer: this week at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. we want to welcome david wasserman, cook political report. good sunday morning. guest: thanks for having me back. host: this is a headline from "the washington post." don't hit the panic button

friday at 8:00 eastern, maria shriver and position -- agingians testified on about research efforts to cure alzheimer's disease. >> studying women and getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. >> this week at 8:00 on c-span. >> c-span takes a look back at the white house easter egg williams hosted by the last four presidents. it is to take place on capitol hill until congress, worried about damage to the capitol grounds, passed a law banning the practice. two years later, president weatherford behaves opened the grounds to children on easter. [indiscernible] >> down in front. [laughter] [indiscernible] [whistle] [indiscernible] >> hi, mr. president. >> mr. president. hello. >>hi. >> hi. >> mr. president. [indiscernible] >> i can't find one. >> there is one. [crying] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [whistle] [indiscernible] [applause] [whistle] [indiscernible] ♪ [cheering] [laughter] ♪ [cheering] [laughter] >> i have my fingers crossed. >> welcome, everyone, to the annual easter egg roll and the celebration of easter and spring here at the wh

maria shriver testified at a hearing of the senate aging committee. this is two hours 21 minutes.applause]

in march of 2009, i sat >> my father, surgeon shriver, was an optimistic and dedicated public servant. sharp as theys come, a beautifully tuned instrument that let people in all and inspired. he was an expert in sharing his passions with the general public, with thought leaders, and with people like yourself. he often came here to the hill to advocate for increased funding for his beloved peace corps, and war on poverty programs that he created, including headstart, vista, job corps, and legal services for the poor. he loved working in this building, and he was really good at it. he knew every senator and congressman by name, and if you were here today, he would know every single thing about each and every one of you, about your careers, about your interests, your politics, your families, and, yes, your soft spots. he knew a lot about that. so imagine how painful it was to watch when this walking encyclopedia of a man went from knowing every fact about everything that had ever happened in the history of this country to not knowing what a spoon or a fork was, to not knowing what my nam

. >> penn state university just scored a $7.7 million grant from the eunice kennedy shriver nationalte of child health and development. penn state says it will use those funds to create the center for healthy children. and it will become the first national center for child treatment and training the school says every single year in the us, 2 million children endure abuse and neglect. >>> all right. we got mr. burke in the house. >> lucy. >> how you doing sir. >> talk a little baseball specific bowel phillies manager pete mackanin hand add teachable moment for his young young club last night he passed on making an important point that could have resonated throughout the clubhouse. i'll lay it out for you. my commentary next. with tomorrow's traffic here's bob kelly. >> reporter: good evening everybody. get ready closure martin luther king drive in effect overnight until about 5:00 o'clock this morning. cleaning out some of the drains doing pacing all part of that long-term project. of course it comes along with the delays and construction of the staging here on the art museum and the

thank you all. [ applause ] >> thank you so much. [ indiscernible conversation ] >>> maria shriver, who founded the women's alzheimer's movement, testified on capitol hill about efforts to fight the disease. here is some of what she had to say. >> in fact, since 2000, the number of deaths from breast cancer, prostate cancer, heart disease, and stroke are all down. but alzheimer's deaths are up. up by a breathtaking 89%. it is bankrupting families and it's on its way to bankrupting this country. this year, if you add out of pocket expenses to the money medicare and medicaid will be spending on alzheimer's, the projected total will drain the economy of $259 billion. and if our government does nothing, the costs are projected to explode to an astounding $1.1 trillion. i hope we can sit for a minute with those incredible, astounding figures. i want to take a moment to thank you, chairman collins, for introducing a bipartisan revolution declaring that achieving the primary goal in the plan to treat and prevent alzheimer's disease by 2025 is indeed an urgent, and i say urgent, national priori

my father sergeant shriver was an idealistic, intelligent, optimistic and dedicated public serve anlt. his mind was as sharp as they come. a beautifully tuned instrument that left people inspired. he was an expert at sharing his passions with the general public, with thought leaders, and with people like yourself. he often came here to the hill to advocate for increased funding for his beloved peace corps and all the war on poverty programs that he created, including head start, vista, job corps, and legal services for the poor. he loved working this building. and he was really good at it. he knew every senator and congressman by name, and if he were here today, he would know every single thing about each and every one of you. about your careers, about your interests, your politics, your families. and yes, your soft spots. he would know a lot about that. so imagine how painful it was to watch when this walking encyclopedia of a man went from knowing every fact about everything that had ever happened in the history of this country to not knowing what a spoon or a fork was, to not knowi

my father sergeant shriver was an idealistic, optimistic, gel gent and dedicated public servant. his mind was as sharp as they come. a beautifully tuned instrument that left people in awe and inspired. he was an expert at sharing his passions with the general public, with thought leaders and with people like yourself. he often came here to the hill to advocate for increased funding for his beloved peace corps and all the war on poverty programs that he created. including head start, vista, job corps and legal services for the poor. he loved working this building. and he was really good at it. he knew every senator and congressman by name and if he were here today he would know every single one about each and every one of you, about your careers, about your interests, your politics, your families and yet your soft spots. he would know a lot about that. so imagine how painful it was to watch when this walking encyclopedia of a man went from knowing every fact act everything that had ever happened in the history of this country to not knowing what a spoon or a fork was. to not knowi

. >> journalist maria shriver is also the women's alzheimer's movement founder.ntly testified in front of the senate special aging committee about efforts to combat the disease which affects over 5 million americans. she also spoke about the need to boost funding for alzheimer's research. this is two and a half hours. [applause]

:30 eastern. 8:00coming up tonight at eastern, nbc journalist and women's alzheimer's women maria shriver at 8:00 eastern on c-span. this weekend, book tv is live 22nd annual "los angeles times" festival of books. our two-day coverage starts saturday at 1:30 p.m. eastern with a conversation about .iographies at 3:00, a look at the party, with hugh hewitt, corey fields, and peggy grand. 5:30 p.m., the author of "the questions."l our live coverage continues 1:30 p.m. eastern. it's a discussion on the environment. at 4:00 p.m., gary young talks about his book "another day in the death of america: ray short lives."0 at 7:00 p.m., david horowitz on on "big agenda: 's plan to save america." the the first 100 days of trump administration approaching, c-span takes a look cabinet,esident's which includes the senior most appointed officials in the branch.e part two begins with education betsy devos, narrowly confirmed in february with vice pence casting the tiebreaking vote. the daughter of a wealthy michigan family, the wife to the amway fortune, ms. devos has been a longtime republican party acti

eastern, maria shriver testifies before the senate committee on aging about research efforts to cure alzheimer's disease. >> i believe studying women in getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. announcer: this week at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. we want to welcome david wasserman, cook political report. good sunday morning. guest: thanks for having me back. host: this is a headline from "the washington post." don't hit the panic button on trump. what is the challenge, what is the opportunity for the g.o.p.? guest: midterm elections are still 19 months away. so far the three months of the trump presidency has felt like three years. we don't know what the political environment will be like in 2018 but the first year, first couple months of a presidency are usually the biggest window for governing and legislating. republicans have a majority in the house, a majority in the senate, and whether trump says so or not, the buck stops with the g.o.p. in the mind of voters. so right now you have a combination of an angry democratic base. we know they're p

. >> maria shriver and physicians testified before the senate committee on aging. >> studying women and getting more women to clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. >> this week at 8 p.m. on c-span. >> this week and on american artifacts we travel to the portrait gallery of the second bank of the united states. military officers, explorers and scientists. here's a preview. >> we are here in the second bank of the united states, a historic building part of independence national park here in philadelphia. the second bank was literally the fort knox of its day. the building has been restored on the exterior. you can see how it looked when it was brand-new. inside what we have is a fine to tell the story of what it looks -- what it was like to live in 18th century america, the world that those people knew and the world revolution built. this was a woman who lived in philadelphia from the colonial period into the early 19th century. this was a private commission. painthite morris paid to this picture of her in the early 1780's. mary white morris is shown in an and ext

announcer: friday, maria shriver and others testify on aging, about efforts to two or alzheimer's disease. >> to study women and getting more women into cynical trials could possibly lead to a cure for all of us. announcer: on c-span. announcer: earlier today, president trump welcomed guests to the administration's first easter egg. he was joined by first lady melania trump and their son bar ron. here is a look. president trump: what a great voice. thank you very much. great job. i want to thank everybody. this is the 139th easter

mend after this morning's mass georgetown will rededicate two buildings one to be named for first shriver sale documents and other named ooh a three woman of color who was one of the first teach of black girls in georgetown area. >> it is no secret there's a heroinen demic head add cross the country. there's an event happening to answer questions and help people affected firsthand by the deadly drug. the event is called not my child. the morning line right now has to talk hockey now. caps came out to play game three. and a new team. >> and then they collapse and then the game went into over time. >> we want to mention three other playoff games weptp into over time as well. first it happened in 1985. alex owe vex kin nox as i goal until the first period. plays the rebound and caps up 3-1 and then those scrappy leafs come back they fight, fight towards the end of second and tied up. and scoreless third period. going to over time a minute and a half in. wh giving goals away. it's sockyment forget it and move forward. and obviously -- series but it's not over yet. >> and through go number eig

. >> friday, maria shriver testifies on aging.search alzheimer's disease. >> studying women and getting more women into clinical trials could lead to the cure for all of us. next week at 8:00 on c-span. >> we are at the rotunda at the university of virginia. we take you to the special collections library to learn more about the thomas jefferson pape

education if we still have the department of education at that time -- [applause] >> we also met mark shriverf save the children network. he had an ngo and doing what he can for poor children and early childhood education. if i could do something like that, i would be very satisfied. whose fatherer, was a presidential candidate years ago. yes sir, please. >> i'm from knoxville, tennessee. >> anyone impress you in this room? >> i'm going to get a quick shout out to ty brown wolf. it is not --i'm going to shout out at ty not because of his political viewpoint but just the way he has handled this whole week in general. quick background, he is from colorado, a star football player for his high school and he could potentially play college football. he has been constantly believe this entire week by practically everyone in this room. d this entirebullie week by practically everyone in this room. >> line? -- why? >> i don't know. i think it is funny that a job like ty is being bullied by us.s like >> yes sir, please stand and tell us who you are. >> i am ty brown wolf and i am from colorado. >> why

was being advised by his wife, maria shriver, very prominent democrat, and moved very much more to the infuriated republican whose voted for historic recall of gray davis and put arnold in. you will see potentially that setup right now. >> fascinating conversation. lee, have you back. curt have you back as well as you know. thank you gentlemen. >> thank you, don. >> news on another member of president trump's inner circle. press secretary sean spiecer. spent the day making apology for the stunning claim. hitler didn't use chemical weapons. that didn't stop critics calling for him to lose his job. congressman, mike kauffman, republican, telling a townhall audience tonight that's what he thinks should happen. >> spicer made a terrible mistake yesterday. and he admitted it. if you are not familiar with what he did. is that he -- i mean, he needs to go. you know? [ cheers and applause ] >> when we come back, president trump, not letting facts get in the way of the story of, of any story he wants to tell. we are going to barack doreak d bluster and get to the truth. success has always been

. >> reporter: robin shriver. a cheerleader here. i know that.t of everybody for fan appreciation night. steve kerr. where's my finger, where's steve? right there. and, of course, jim barnett is on here. i don't see bob on there. that could be a little issue tonight. all right? >> reporter: fashion faux pas. >> a lot of fans won't be able to go to the playoffs so it should be rocking in here. >> reporter: more to come later on at 5:00 and 6:00 for shoe lander, larry beil at oracle arena, abc 7 sports. >> okay, thanks, guys, very much. well, a 10-year-old warriors fan from the sacramento area showing off his prosthetic leg. >> this is after undergoing a rare surgery called rotationplasty. doctors at stanford performed the operation after the boy was diagnosed with bone cancer. abc 7 news reporter explains. >> reporter: chris is about to show me his modified left leg. it fits snugly around his residual limb. as he takes off his prosthesis, i'm surprised to see his ankle and foot are now where his knee used to be. >> i can run fairly well. still get

eastern maria shriver and physicians testified before the senate committee on aging, but research efforts to cure alzheimer's disease. >> i believe studying the women and getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. >> this week at 8 p.m. on c-span. >> check out our c-span classroom website@c-span.org/classroom.

eastern maria shriver testify before the senate committee on ageing. about research efforts to cure alzheimer's disease. >> studying women and getting more women into clinical trials could possibly lead to the cure for all of us. >>> this week at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. ♪ >>> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>> up next remarks from u.s. air force chief of staff general david goldfein. >>> ladies and gentlemen, welcome. it's a pleasure to see the smiling hands and faces here at heritage. i want to take a moment to introduce a man who needs no introduction. i've known general goldstein for 25 years. it was 25 years ago this month we were in the throes of the second phase of training and having the time of our lives. general has flown combat aircraft in

maria shriver and physicians testify before the senate committee on aging about research efforts to cure alzheimer's disease. >> i believe studying women and getting more women in clinical trials could possibly get to the cure for all of us. this week at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable and satellite provider. >>> now we'll hear from a student who is one of the plaintiffs in a case dealing with climate change. she's among a group of students seeking a court order requiring the government to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. the plaintiff, tia hatten, a 19-year-old college student was joined by two attorneys working on the case. from the commonwealth club of california, this is an hour. >>> our program tonight is our constitution, our climate and our children. is there a right not to be harmed by climate change? and our speakers tonight are a distinguished group with phil gregory, partner, cojet petrie and macarthur llp, tia hatten,

maria shriver is the founder of the women's alzheimer's movement. she recently testified before the senate special aging committee about efforts to combat alzheimer's, which affects more than 5 million americans. she also talked about the need to increase funding for alzheimer's research. here is a look. >> since 2000, the numbers of death from others are down. but alzheimer's are up by a breathtaking 89%. it is bankrupting families and on its way to bankrupting this country. this year if you add families out-of-pocket expenses to the money medicare and medicaid will be spending on alzheimer's, the projected total will drain the economy of $259 billion. if our government does nothing, the cost are projected to explode to an astounding $1.1 trillion. i hope we can sit for a minute with those incredible, astounding figures. i want to take a moment to thank you, chairman, for introducing a bipartisan resolution declaring achieving the primary goal to prevent and effectively treat alzheimer's disease by 2025 is indeed an urgent national priority. theuse

at the state of alzheimer's research, journalists and women's alzheimer's movement founder maria shriverestified at the hearing. this is two hours and 20 minutes.

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. >> reporter: katherine shriver always enjoyed exercising. >> i was going twice a week for about an: until she felt she couldn't live without it. >> it became very obsessive. >> reporter: katherine had an exercise addiction. >> i would go to the gym or do something physical three times a day. >> reporter: the disorder outlined in the british medical journal. >> it's a compulsive and obsessive relationship with exercise that has negative consequences. >> reporter: addiction specialists think it triggers endorphins in the brain. this is not the ordinary healthy exercise recommended by most doctors. when people engage in high volumes of exercise, have constant injuries, and skip out on work or family obligations to exercise, they're workout goals have gone too far. katherine was even exercising injured. back at the gym after diagnosed with two stress fractures and a back injury that needed surgery. >> i forced myself to exercise anyway. >> reporter: experts warn exercise addiction can occur with and without food issues. >> it has nothing to do with achieving a goal. it's just an endles

maria shriver sat down with her daughter. >> reporter: losing a parent is one of the toughest life experiences old, but amy's daughter paris is incredible. she says while this has been the most difficult time for their family, finishing her mom's last project and sharing the lessons her mom left behind have made it just a little bit easier to keep moving forward. >> one of her main messages was make the most of your time here. >> reporter: paris is talking about the person closest to her. her mother, amy. known by millions as the woman with the terminal cancer who wrote a now viral love letter in the new york times for jason, her husband of 26 years. >> that's the love story that i got to witness my whole life. >> reporter: amy's letter took readers through their love and the a wife, a mother of three, a best-selling author of more than 30 children's books and two memoirs. >> i have not lived to tell, i have not witnessed the extraordinary. this is my story. >> reporter: she said when, in fact, now i think this is wrong. >> right. i do think she's lived to tell, and i do think she's witnessed

maria shriver sat down with her daughter. maria, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah.ife experiences, especially when you're just 20 years old. but amy's daughter, paris, says while this has been a difficult time for their family, finishing her mom's last project and sharing the lessons her mom left behind, has made it easier to keep moving forward. >> one of her main messages was, make the most of your time here. >> reporter: paris rosenthal is talking about the person closest to her, her mother, amy krauss rosenthal. known to millions as the woman with terminal cancer who wrote a love letter in "the new york times," for jason, her husband of 26 years. >> that's the love story i got to witness my whole life. ♪ >> reporter: amy's letter took readers through their love and the cancer diagnosis that would claim her life just days later. a wife, a mother of three, also a best-selling author of more than 30 children's books and two memoirs. >> i have not lived to tell. i have not witnessed the extraordinary. this is my story. she said, when in fact, now, i think this is wr

shriver. my name is dan. my wife and i are the proud parents of three k school graduates and i'm the dean of the law school at cass university. withbe get started, a few reminders. please be sure that your cell phones are turned off or in the silent mode. after i introduce mr. shriver our program today will follow a

talks about how alzheimer's affected her father, sergeant sargent shriver. here's a quick look. >> alzheimer's deaths are up, up by a breathtaking 89%. it is bankrupting families, on its way to bankrupting this country. this year, if you add families' out-of-pocket expenses to the money medicare and medicaid will be spending on alzheimer's, the projected total will drain the economy of $259 billion. if our government does nothing the costs are projected to explode to an astounding $1.1 trillion. i hope we can sit for a minute with those incredible astounding figures. chung, chairman collins for a bipartisan resolution to prevent and effectively treat alzheimer's disease by 2025 is indeed an urgent -- i say urgent -- national priority because right now it is the most seriously underfunded disease in our country. this at a time when every alzheimer's scientist will tell you we're at a critical and potentially groundbreaking moment in the history of the research of this disease. >> that entire committee hearing will air tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span. b

eastern maria shriver and physicians testify before the senate committee on aging about research efforts to cure alzheimer's disease. >> i believe studying women and getting more women in clinical trials could possibly get to the cure for all of us. this week at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable and satellite provider. >>> now we'll hear from a student who is one of the plaintiffs in a case dealing with climate change. she's among a group of students seeking a court order requiring the government to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. the plaintiff, tia hatten, a

announcer: friday, maria shriver and others testify on aging, about efforts to two or alzheimer's disease. >> to study women and getting more women into cynical trials could possibly lead to a cure for all of us. announcer: on c-span. announcer: earlier today, president trump welcomed guests to the administration's first easter egg. he was joined by first lady melania trump and their son bar ron. here is a look. president trump: what a great voice. thank you very much. great job. i want to thank everybody. egg is the 139th easter roll. think about that. it began a long time ago, 1878. and we will be stronger and bigger and better as a nation than ever before. we are right on track. you see what is happening, and we are right on track. so thank you, everybody. we are going to do cards for soldiers in a little bit. melania and barron and myself are going downstairs. we are going to sign cards for our great troops, cards for troops, and we look forward to that, and then, we are going to come out and join you and enjoy your company for a roll, a great easter egg roll. and i do not know if we